Get your business license to operate in new areas, becoming compliant with local and state laws for business operations. We will enable all of your license needs.
Use CloudFran services to request a liquor license for new or existing locations. Stay focused on your business while we work for you.
The Employer Identification Number (EIN) is required by all businesses and is assigned by the IRS for tax purposes. You will need this for your tax filings.
After the final building inspection, the local building or zoning department in your city will issue a certificate of occupancy. The certificate of occupancy certifies your location.
Food service licenses are generally issued by the city or county health department. The health department will make an in-person visit to your establishment to ensure compliance.
You might need a sign permit from the city government. The specifications around what is acceptable with regards to size, location, and lighting vary by city.
A resale permit allows your restaurant to make certain nontaxable purchases (wholesale food inventory, for example) if these items are purchased for use in the manufacture of products for resale (meals).
Typically, a restaurant obtains a health permit from the city or county health department when applying for a business license. The location will be subject to periodic health inspections to ensure the location is sanitary.
Not only does the building need a health permit; the employees handling food and beverages need one too. The FDA has specific training resources for employee health and foot protection.
A seller's permit allows a state to identify a business as a collector of sales tax. Some states may call this permit a "sales tax" permit or license. Most businesses need to obtain a seller's permit as well as the resale certificate.
If you are planning on opening a fine dining or full-service restaurant, you may wish to offer valet parking to guests. However, in many states you will need to apply for a valet parking permit in order to do so.
The dumpster placement permit allows your restaurant to situate a state dumpster outside your kitchen, where chefs can dispose of food waste. The stipulations and cost of the dumpster placement permit depend on many factors.
Live events are a great way to bring in new guests to your restaurant. If you want live events, If you plan to host live events in your restaurant or bar, then you will need to apply for a live entertainment license.
Some states and counties require restaurants and bars to apply for a pool table license in order to offer a pool table to customers. The applicant will be considered based on location and other factors.
See all your licenses and permits under one platform, easily find the details about your licenses and permits that you need to operate your business.
Get alerts for upcoming licensing and permit expirations and get ahead of the calendar with tools to manage the renewals before expiration.
Manage your license volume with ease, quickly see what licenses are compliant at a state, national, or global level. Search for what you need and make good decsions.
Obtain reports in realtime for all your licenses ad permits across all your locations. Quickly determine which licenses are compliant and which licenses needs more actions.
Get quick views of your detailed license and permits details across the business. Manage all of your licenses from a single comprehensive interface.
Research your license needs with powerful tools that can provide you with the information that you need for licenses and permits. Understand your local compliance requirements.
Our Licensing and Permits customers first asked themselves why not manage the licenses with our staff, we have done this previously. Then they thought about how much time it takes staff to perform these services, the effort to keep up with local and state laws, and the communications required with the business owners.
They came to conclusion that it is not worth the effort when licensing and permits can be outsourced to experts for a lower cost.
The answer is clear…..
The Franchise system can save a lot of money by using CloudFran Services to manage both small and large enterprise wide licensing and permits solutions.
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We realized that managing the licensing and permits processes was wasting our resources. We outsourced it and never looked back.
Jason Jones
CEO, Retail Clothing Industry
Our franchise system grew a lot and we needed a system to keep track of all of of licensing and permits. This was perfect for our owners!
Danny Flanagan
SVP of Operations, Retail Industry
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We did an analysis of how much time and money we spend on obtaining licenses and permits. It turned out that it cost us about $800 to help our franchise owners to get a license, plus the licensing fee they purchase. We outsourced to CloudFran for a fraction of the prior cost, kept the savings, and freed up 1.5 headcount to work on growth initiatives. What’s even better is we have a much better system for managing this data, at no extra costs!